Resins and polymers are the most important components of paints and coatings. Final properties and applications of coatings are mainly dictated by the type of resin, their chemistry, cross-linking, besides other factors. With the availability of different coating technologies today– water-based, powder coatings, high-solids, UV-cure – the chemistry formulation and applications of resins used becomes more complex.
This course is designed to provide a fundamental understanding of major resin types, how are they prepared, and how resins are designed for specific end-use applications. As such, the course will cover all major resin types used in solvent-based, water-borne, high-solids, and UV-cure coatings, and their cross-linking technologies will be discussed.
DAY 1
Overview
- Overview of global paint and coatings market and technology trends.
- Global coating market and trends
- The basic role of paint ingredients.
- Resins – trends, the emergence of new technologies, sustainability
- Resins for Coatings, inks, adhesives
- Fundamentals of polymer chemistry
- Polymerization reactions
- Requirements of resins for coatings
DAY 2
Technologies of Resins
- Solvent-based,
- Water-borne,
- high-solids,
- powder coatings,
- UV-cure systems
- Acrylic Resins technology
- Chemistry, raw materials, resin technologies, and applications
- Formulations of Water-borne and HS acrylics and their coatings
- Understanding commercial product data-sheets for acrylics
DAY 3
Polyurethanes Resins and technology
- Chemistry, raw materials, resin technologies, and applications of PU
- Design principles, and calculations for resin formulations
- PU coating types and their resin systems
- Stoichiometric calculations for resins, pre-polymers, and 2K-PU coatings
- Understanding commercial product data-sheets for PU raw materials
Epoxy resin and technology
- Chemistry, raw materials, technologies, and applications of epoxy resins
- Epoxy coating types and their resin systems
- Stoichiometric calculations for resins, and 2K-epoxy systems
- Understanding commercial product data-sheets for Epoxy resins
DAY 4
Polyesters and Alkyds
- chemistry, technologies, and applications of Polyesters and Alkyd resins
- Design principles and calculations for the formulation
- Understanding commercial product data-sheets for Epoxy resins
- Understanding coating formulations based on Alkyds and polyesters Cross-linking technologies
- Water-borne, HS, and solvent-based systems
- Technical and environmental benefits
- Comparison
DAY 5
Quality control
- Resins,
- Finished products
- Quality assurance
This course is useful for that personnel involved in resin /coating/ ink/ adhesive product development, formulators, technical service personnel, coatings/resin specifies, technical sales and customer support staff, research and development chemists, and all others who seek knowledge in this specific area.